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Pick Your Own Monument Results

May 7, 2021

For the final week of the 2021 Build Your Own Monument competition, the AIA invited the world to pick their own monuments to recreate.  Creativity abounded with this “Pick Your […]

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Online ArchaeoCon a Success

May 6, 2021

On Saturday, April 24, over 800 registered guests and their families participated in ArchaeoCon, an annual event that the AIA held online for the very first time in 2021.  The […]

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President of Greece honors two AIA members with ‘Order of Phoenix’

May 3, 2021

The president of Greece recently honored Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker with the “Commander of the Order of the Phoenix”, for several archaeological discoveries in Pylos that are actively shaping […]

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Initial Slate for Election – 2022

May 1, 2021

The Nominating Committee has submitted its initial slate for the 2022 Governing Board elections. The Nominating Committee consists of John Papadopoulos (Chair), Deborah Arnold, Thomas Carpenter, Eric Cline, Julie Herzig […]

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Build Your Own Monument: Angkor Wat

April 30, 2021

While constructing a replica of Angkor Wat as part of this year’s Build Your Own Monument competition was clearly intimidating for some, one family from Las Vegas, Nevada excelled at […]

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Get to Know the Athens Society in Georgia

April 27, 2021

The Athens Society in Athens, GA is small but mighty! During the pandemic, they’ve partnered with the Washington D.C. Society to share virtual lectures put on through the National Lecture […]

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Aaron Theis honored as the 2021 Life Saver Award Winner

April 26, 2021

This year, we had the pleasure of bestowing the 2021 Life Saver Award on Aaron Theis of the Denver Society. We wanted to get to know Aaron better so we […]

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RPA Call for Proposals for Dating Grants Extended Deadline

April 21, 2021

The Register of Professional Archaeologists Call for Proposals for Dating Grants extended deadline is coming up at 5 pm EST on Monday, April 30, 2021. The Register recognizes that the global […]

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Build Your Own Parthenon Winners

April 16, 2021

After a highly successful debut in 2020, the AIA’s Build Your Own Monument competition returned in 2021.  For the first week of the competition, we challenged participants to replicate the […]

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Nancy Wilkie Celebration of Life

April 16, 2021

On Saturday, April 24th at 3PM CDT, the family of Nancy Wilkie will be hosting a celebration of her life via zoom. Nancy’s husband, Craig, and several of her family, […]

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AJA Editor In Chief Announcement

March 30, 2021

The Archaeological Institute of America is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Emma Blake and Dr. Robert Schon as the next joint Editors-in-Chief of the American Journal of Archaeology […]

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AIA Launches #BuildYourOwnMonument 2021 Competition!

March 30, 2021

As the pandemic grinds on, the Archaeological Institute of America is launching its second Build Your Own Monument (BYOM) competition.  Last year’s inaugural BYOM contest, originally slated to kick off in […]

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Member Spotlight: Jeffrey Lamia

March 29, 2021

Dr. Jeffrey Lamia has been a longtime friend of the AIA. He’s served in both national and local capacities as a former General Trustee and Treasurer on the AIA Governing […]

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Nashville Society Proves that Archaeology Perseveres Despite Pandemic

March 25, 2021

In the spring of 2020, the Nashville Society received an AIA Society Outreach Grant for an educational program at the Nashville Parthenon. The event took place in celebration of International […]

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Dr. Bogucki Answered Your Questions from the Holton Lecture

March 22, 2021

On Tuesday, March 2, Dr. Peter Bogucki gave the inaugural Felicia A. Holton Lecture with a talked entitled, “Meet the Barbarians.” The event was so popular that, to date, it […]

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Open Call: Fulbright Specialist Program Archaeology Project

March 19, 2021

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In Memoriam: George Bass

March 11, 2021

It is with great sadness that we share the news of George Bass’ passing, and offer our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.  George passed away on March […]

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Submit your Suggestions for Open Positions on the AIA Governing Board

March 11, 2021

The Nominating Committee needs your help in identifying potential candidates for open positions on the AIA Governing Board. Open positions include two General Trustee positions and one Society Trustee position. […]

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Update on the AJA

March 11, 2021

Conscious of the financial considerations associated with print production, we will no longer offer print-only subscriptions to the American Journal of Archaeology (AJA). Print copies of the AJA are still […]

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2021 Photo Contest Results

March 10, 2021

By perusing the submissions to the AIA’S Tenth Annual Photo Contest, viewers had a chance to explore archaeological sites all over the world.

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